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Historical events on January 19

JANUARY 19, 2007
A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.
Snowkiting or kite skiing is an outdoor winter sport where people use kite power to glide on snow or ice. The skier Read More
JANUARY 19, 1977
Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.
Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino was an American citizen visiting Japan when World War II began. Unable to return to the United States, Read More
JANUARY 19, 1511
War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola after a brief siege.
The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and several other names, was fought Read More
JANUARY 19, 1915
World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Read More
JANUARY 19, 1975
An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.
The 1975 Kinnaur earthquake occurred in the early afternoon of 19 January. It had a magnitude of 6.8 on the surface-wave magnitude Read More
JANUARY 19, 2001
The key of Majulah Singapura, the national anthem of Singapore, was changed to F major.
"Majulah Singapura" is the national anthem of Singapore. Composed by Zubir Said in 1958 as a theme song for official functions of Read More
JANUARY 19, 1419
Hundred Years' War: The siege of Rouen ended with English troops capturing the city from Norman French forces.
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Read More
JANUARY 19, 1920
The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by the directors of the National Civil Liberties Bureau.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all Read More
JANUARY 19, 1909
A deed was recorded for David Hanbury to sell Island No. 2 in northern California to his brother John for $10 ($350.00 in 2024).
A deed is a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially concerning the ownership of property or legal rights. Specifically, in Read More
JANUARY 19, 2006
In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board.
The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau Read More
JANUARY 19, 1996
A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil.
A barge is typically a flat-bottomed vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Original use was on inland Read More
JANUARY 19, 1795
The Batavian Republic was established the day after William V fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.
The Batavian Republic was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 Read More
JANUARY 19, 1972
The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie (pictured), the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru.
L'Aurore was a French newspaper first sold on 11 September 1944, soon after the Liberation of Paris. Its name refers to the Read More

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